Court suspends order against calls for mass action
People entering Uhuru Park in Nairobi get screened on July 7, 2014. SALATON NJAU/NATION
What you need to know:
- The order issued on Friday stopped Cord leaders Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetangula from issuing calls for mass action during the Saba Saba rally planned for Monday
- In the event that the leaders went against the order and made calls for mass action, the leaders would be held personally liable for the consequences, the court ruled.
Cord leaders Monday got a reprieve as the High Court suspended the order stopping them from calling for mass action and requiring them to take personal responsibility.
The Cord coalition had moved to court under a certificate of urgency seeking to set aside the consent order barring calls for mass action during the Saba Saba rally.
Justice Isaac Lenaola certified the application as urgent and directed that they serve the other parties and come back at 12pm for hearing.
The order issued on Friday stopped Cord leaders Raila Odinga, Kalonzo Musyoka and Moses Wetangula from issuing calls for mass action during the rally planned for Monday at Uhuru Park in Nairobi.
In the event that the leaders went against the order and made calls for mass action, the leaders would be held personally liable for the consequences, the court ruled.
IGNORE ORDER
However, Mr Odinga wrote to Chief Justice Willy Mutunga saying the order was against their constitutional rights, and they would therefore ignore it.
On Saturday, Dr Mutunga said in a statement issued to newsrooms that a consent order was signed by all the parties before Justice Lenaola of the High Court.
He said it was clear that the advocate representing Mr Odinga, Mr Musyoka and Mr Wetang’ula, as well as their parties, signed the consent order, which was recorded by Justice Lenaola who heads the Constitutional and Human Rights Division of the High Court.
